Creighton University SOM - Class of 2011

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C.P. Jones said:
does anyone know what the step 1 average score is, and pass rate?

nymc is 225 and i'm pretty sure 98 percent edit: website says they are 99-100 percent pass
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Hey CP,

I found a PPT a while back that had some info on the Step 1 and 2 scores, as well as some other interesting tidbits. Although it's from 2003-2005, I don't think scores significantly changed that much for the following year. :luck:
 

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Hey CP,

I found a PPT a while back that had some info on the Step 1 and 2 scores, as well as some other interesting tidbits. Although it's from 2003-2005, I don't think scores significantly changed that much for the following year. :luck:
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:laugh: thanks! the one person not going to creighton responds, i wish there were more ppl here!

edit: data doesn't look that good. it's not bad, much better with the new curriculum, but questionable
 
C.P. Jones said:
:laugh: thanks! the one person not going to creighton responds, i wish there were more ppl here!

edit: data doesn't look that good. it's not bad, much better with the new curriculum, but questionable
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Ummm....only you are going to determine your Step 1 score. There are so many other variables to consider regarding Step 1 prep....which school you are at is probably not going to influence it that much. Just my 2 cents
 
Sartre79 said:
Ummm....only you are going to determine your Step 1 score. There are so many other variables to consider regarding Step 1 prep....which school you are at is probably not going to influence it that much. Just my 2 cents
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yes, of course, just as some students from ugrad may get outstanding MCAT scores, and others lower, but it does have a slight indication of if the curriculum is working well. I don't think this is bad, as the new curriculum does seem to work, or else it would have not spiked with the new curriculum
 
C.P. Jones said:
yes, of course, just as some students from ugrad may get outstanding MCAT scores, and others lower, but it does have a slight indication of if the curriculum is working well. I don't think this is bad, as the new curriculum does seem to work, or else it would have not spiked with the new curriculum
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After going to the 2nd look weekend I feel very comfortable with choosing Creighton over a cheaper state school. They really do care about the students and everything seems to be with our interest in mind. You also have to consider that they have raised their admission standards when looking at test scores. Creighton's MCAT avg has been climbing...so it could be attributed to that or any number of variables.
 
Sartre79 said:
After going to the 2nd look weekend I feel very comfortable with choosing Creighton over a cheaper state school. They really do care about the students and everything seems to be with our interest in mind. You also have to consider that they have raised their admission standards when looking at test scores. Creighton's MCAT avg has been climbing...so it could be attributed to that or any number of variables.
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i really should have gone to 2nd look....would've been worth the money. I really feel Creighton does care more for their students, which is why i'm reluctant to say no. NYMC has it's pros and cons, pros being more in location, education, diversity, facilities, hospitals; cons being cost, more comp. than creighton (although they say it's really not), unsupportive admin. and for Creighton: pros - support, classmates, opportunities given (i.e., volunteering) cons - location (as in far from home); cost, diversity (not too bad, but seems like pretty much white, black, hispanic)

location weighs heavily, which is the major reason I wouldn't say no to NYMC w/o any glaring problems. Many people mention competitiveness, but every student I have talked to has said otherwise, even with more grading levels that are based on class percentage; people mention the administration, but I don't know how much I really care about that.

creighton is very far away, and can't compare to nyc on any level aside from cost, but i also can't say no to creighton b/c it is a great school and everyone is supportive and helpful and want you to succeed.

i would be very happy at either school, but I just have to figure out where I'd be a little happier. That's why i've been trying to compare things like curriculum, test scores, etc, to try to find little differences to hint at the school. No MD med school will be "bad"...or most....and definitely not these two, imo.

Creighton match list is midwest/west coast heavy, but i think that has more to do with where people want to go back home to. I dont' recognize most of those hospitals to know if they are good or not, like Iowa, Colorado...i've asked in the thread i made in preallo and no one said anything.

anyway, i think i just have to figure out where i'd be a happier person....i dont' know if i really want to live in a hole in the wall in nyc for 1000 dollars a month, but maybe the experience is worth it. i've never lived in a city, so idk if i'm actually a city person....valhalla would give me both...creighton would give me city, but it's really not that big of a city to make me think i won't like it if i'm not a city person.
 
Sartre79 said:
Ummm....only you are going to determine your Step 1 score. There are so many other variables to consider regarding Step 1 prep....which school you are at is probably not going to influence it that much. Just my 2 cents
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I totally agree. I stopped asking about Step 1 scores a long time ago. I realized that it didn't matter how high the average, that still wouldn't help me if I did not prepare/study enough.

As far as Omaha being in the sticks or such a small town.. I don't totally agree with that. Yes, it is smaller than NYC or Los Angeles. But Omaha is a good-sized city. It is one of the Top 50 cities by population and even ranked higher than Miami.
 
ok, looking at lists, it even isn't that much smaller than boston....really only nyc, la, and chicago are huge cities, and some others in the millions, and the rest are pretty tight. it's just that it's so far away and expensive....i really like the school though, but i also like nymc...just not enough to make me totally happy w/ a decision
 
Oh...also....The reason we (non-Creightonites) got a Full Loan package is b/c they only give scholarships to Creighton undergrads for M1, but we will be considered for scholarships, etc after our first year. At least that is what I understand, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

As far as location...it is very relative to what you like. I interviewed at George Washington...and I HATED DC. Creighton also place quite a few students this year at Dartmouth and in the New England area. I think they said that approx. 95% of people placed in the specialty of their choice, but that really has nothing to do with geo location. Regardless, some stats they showed us at second look indicated that student's satisfaction with Creighton after graduation was roughly 10 percentage points higher than the national average. I believe that this data was collected by the AMA as well.
 
Sartre79 said:
Oh...also....The reason we (non-Creightonites) got a Full Loan package is b/c they only give scholarships to Creighton undergrads for M1, but we will be considered for scholarships, etc after our first year. At least that is what I understand, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

As far as location...it is very relative to what you like. I interviewed at George Washington...and I HATED DC. Creighton also place quite a few students this year at Dartmouth and in the New England area. I think they said that approx. 95% of people placed in the specialty of their choice, but that really has nothing to do with geo location. Regardless, some stats they showed us at second look indicated that student's satisfaction with Creighton after graduation was roughly 10 percentage points higher than the national average. I believe that this data was collected by the AMA as well.
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that first part (about the scholarships hopefully coming during M2) is exciting. sartre, how was the second look weekend? i talked to the girl i am going to be living with next year, and she got me really excited to move down there. yay!
 
i emailed admissions to ask for some info since I didn't go to 2nd look, and they emailed me all the powerpoints....lots of really good info! It really made my decision much harder, especially with how they sent me that stuff extremely quickly. I did notice those Dartmouth and NEMC matches, so I know there's no problem in matching.

One thing I did not like is the 2-3 PBL cases per week since I do no like PBL/small-group learning...but maybe it would grow on me.

I was impressed by the satisfaction graphs. I really like this school...it's just not where i want it to be 🙄 At least it's in a really nice city and not no where. Oh, and also the graph of ppl getting scholarships is REALLY nice.

Spospo, I can send you the powerpoints if you'd like.

Sartre79 said:
Oh...also....The reason we (non-Creightonites) got a Full Loan package is b/c they only give scholarships to Creighton undergrads for M1, but we will be considered for scholarships, etc after our first year. At least that is what I understand, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

As far as location...it is very relative to what you like. I interviewed at George Washington...and I HATED DC. Creighton also place quite a few students this year at Dartmouth and in the New England area. I think they said that approx. 95% of people placed in the specialty of their choice, but that really has nothing to do with geo location. Regardless, some stats they showed us at second look indicated that student's satisfaction with Creighton after graduation was roughly 10 percentage points higher than the national average. I believe that this data was collected by the AMA as well.
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C.P. Jones said:
i emailed admissions to ask for some info since I didn't go to 2nd look, and they emailed me all the powerpoints....lots of really good info! It really made my decision much harder, especially with how they sent me that stuff extremely quickly. I did notice those Dartmouth and NEMC matches, so I know there's no problem in matching.

One thing I did not like is the 2-3 PBL cases per week since I do no like PBL/small-group learning...but maybe it would grow on me.

I was impressed by the satisfaction graphs. I really like this school...it's just not where i want it to be 🙄 At least it's in a really nice city and not no where. Oh, and also the graph of ppl getting scholarships is REALLY nice.

Spospo, I can send you the powerpoints if you'd like.
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Hey C.P. Jones, could you please also send the power points to me? I didn't go to second look also, but I am slightly regretting that decision... even though I know I will have plenty of time to get familiar during orientation week. I think I was just more excited to meet everyone who will tentatively be in the class. 😀
 
i am assuming so, but just checking with y'all, do we have to send in our final transcripts once our last semester/quarter is over?

also, another stupid financial aid question: do we accept the offer from creighton and then apply for the loans through our lender of choice?

thanks for the help guys!
 
spospo said:
i am assuming so, but just checking with y'all, do we have to send in our final transcripts once our last semester/quarter is over?

also, another stupid financial aid question: do we accept the offer from creighton and then apply for the loans through our lender of choice?

thanks for the help guys!
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Yes...they need all transcripts...not sure what address you send them to.

You will need to apply for your GradPlus loan. Not sure how that works if you go through one of their Preferred lenders...I went with T.H.E and just filled out the application via the Internet for both Stafford and Grad Pluss
 
Sartre79 said:
Yes...they need all transcripts...not sure what address you send them to.

You will need to apply for your GradPlus loan. Not sure how that works if you go through one of their Preferred lenders...I went with T.H.E and just filled out the application via the Internet for both Stafford and Grad Pluss
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I sent my transcripts to the same address that I sent the $100 deposit (Office of Admissions). I think it was the right place to send them since I confirmed receipt a week later...
 
if I do T.H.E., do I need to have the forms in by May 1st?....I already accepted the package and did not choose a lender
 
how often are exams?
 
hey guys, i've basically decided on NYMC....99%. I'm going to visit the school tomorrow. I think it's best for me, I can stay near family while being independent, and cost is basically the same....the higher rent for NYC for clinical years is basically offset by transportation costs in omaha for me. (and nyc rents usually included all utilities so they really aren't THAT bad). it should cost a little more, but i think it's worth it for me..

nonetheless, i learned a lot about Creighton and Omaha, and I really liked it a lot. You guys will enjoy it so much! Thanks for helping w/ all my questions, and good luck!!!!! feel free to PM/facebook me, if you want.
 
C.P. Jones said:
hey guys, i've basically decided on NYMC....99%. I'm going to visit the school tomorrow. I think it's best for me, I can stay near family while being independent, and cost is basically the same....the higher rent for NYC for clinical years is basically offset by transportation costs in omaha for me. (and nyc rents usually included all utilities so they really aren't THAT bad). it should cost a little more, but i think it's worth it for me..

nonetheless, i learned a lot about Creighton and Omaha, and I really liked it a lot. You guys will enjoy it so much! Thanks for helping w/ all my questions, and good luck!!!!! feel free to PM/facebook me, if you want.
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Best of luck to you as well.
 
i'm out here. but at this point, it seems like it is just the two of us. sad. 🙁
 
spospo said:
i'm out here. but at this point, it seems like it is just the two of us. sad. 🙁
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I agree....what...nobody else going here is on these forums....come on kids.....meet your future classmates in an anonymous forum. 😀
 
Hey everyone.

First year here that is taking his last final tomorrow (yes.. that is why I am up so late studying).

I just wanted to say hi and if anyone has any questions, let me know!

Grant
 
gbleeker said:
Hey everyone.

First year here that is taking his last final tomorrow (yes.. that is why I am up so late studying).

I just wanted to say hi and if anyone has any questions, let me know!

Grant
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Hi Grant! I have a question for you... Is there anything you wished you knew before starting school that the M1's before you could have told you? Thanks in advance and good luck on your last final (although I'm sure it's over by now).
 
hey guys,

Im also heading to creighton next year. currently I go to school in richmond,va and excited about going to creighton. I am just wondering if anybody knows about housing. the medical student homepage is alright, but is it safe near the school, i would like to live with another med student within walking distance and have a garage(I see there are many apartments without garages, doesn't your car get ruined with the snow). thanks
 
transgress,
yay for another creightonite!! i am living with a bunch of other med students, and i am pretty sure that it is within walking distance since one of the girls i am living with said "you don't NEED a car." i can ask her about safety and walking if you would like me to. i am bringing a car but not too concerned about the whole snow thing. it's never hurt my car before; you will need good tires, a scraper to get it off your car, and some gloves. so have you never lived in snow before??

question for everyone else: do you know if we get to use the gym/work out facilities that they showed us over in the student center type place?? do we have to pay an additional fee or not? for anyone who reads this, when are y'all heading out?
 
spospo said:
transgress,
yay for another creightonite!! i am living with a bunch of other med students, and i am pretty sure that it is within walking distance since one of the girls i am living with said "you don't NEED a car." i can ask her about safety and walking if you would like me to. i am bringing a car but not too concerned about the whole snow thing. it's never hurt my car before; you will need good tires, a scraper to get it off your car, and some gloves. so have you never lived in snow before??

question for everyone else: do you know if we get to use the gym/work out facilities that they showed us over in the student center type place?? do we have to pay an additional fee or not? for anyone who reads this, when are y'all heading out?
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"Creightonite" is my trademark. 🙂 During school year, no fee for the gym use for the students. You have to pay during summers though.
 
The campus in in the middle of some run down areas, so be careful where you decide to live. My old college roommate and my bro-in-law both live in the big O and they said the rule of thumb is that it is safe west of 72nd street. CU campus is between 30th and 22nd St, so you may want to be careful depending on your level of comfort. Look on rent.com, or apartments.com. There is also a review site to help you....I think it's apartmentreviews.com (google it to be sure) that may aid you in your decision.
 
I'm also headed to Creighton in the fall and starting to think about housing. I've only been to Omaha once, for the interview, but there's got to be some good areas closer to Creighton and east of 72nd, right? Downtown/Old Market seems like it would be a cool place to live, although I know it would cost a little bit more.
I'd like to find a place I could live with other students, but it seems like the students classified website doesn't get much traffic. So, if anybody out there wants to look into housing or has/knows somebody who will have a room available in August let me know!
 
amitch4 said:
I'm also headed to Creighton in the fall and starting to think about housing. I've only been to Omaha once, for the interview, but there's got to be some good areas closer to Creighton and east of 72nd, right? Downtown/Old Market seems like it would be a cool place to live, although I know it would cost a little bit more.
I'd like to find a place I could live with other students, but it seems like the students classified website doesn't get much traffic. So, if anybody out there wants to look into housing or has/knows somebody who will have a room available in August let me know!
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I've Heard the MidTown has some options...so you may want to look there. Check around the UNO campus too. In the Old Market/Downtown all you will probably find is 1 BDRM Condos for $100,000 ish. But, Like I said....Its about your personal comfort level...there may be some decent housing options east of the school....but directly north and south of the campus gets rough really quickly (I have seen this first-hand). However, there may be "good" pockets. Don't take what I say as the gospel, it is just what I have heard from others who live in Omaha.
 
so anyone have the address where we send our final transcripts? grades finally came in. yay! man i am bore at work. ick.
 
has anyone of you got this e-mail on 5/15? I am WLed at creighton, just trying to figure out what this e-mail means. This e-mail was sent out to about 218 people, there is an attached list of e-mail addresses.

---------------

Medical Professionals:

The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) is a full medical
scholarship that the Army has to offer. Here are the basics of the
scholarship:

100% FULL TUITION
PAID SCHOOL REQUIRED FEES (EXCEPT HOUSING AND MEALS) REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THE COST OF REQUIRED BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT MONTHLY STIPEND OF OVER $1,300
(MAY GO UP TO $1,800) NO DEPLOYMENT DURING SCHOOL, RESIDENCY, OR
FELLOWSHIP NO BASIC TRAINING

TO QUALIFY:
Be accepted or enrolled in an AMA or AOA school of medicine
Be a U.S. citizen
Qualify to be a Commissioned Officer

If you are interested and care to learn more about the scholarship,
please feel free to contact me.

v/r,

CPT FRANCISCO GUMATAOTAO
DES MOINES MEDICAL RCTG STN
TEAM LEADER
 
I am in, took me some time to figure out where I should go, but I have decided to become a Creightonite. For some reason I just had this feeling that it was the right place to be. I am getting pretty excited and starting to look for places to live. During the interview I stayed with a student that lived right across the street from the campus, does anyone know the name of that apartment complex (sorry that is a vauge question, I think that it was on the north side if my memory serves me). Thanks.
 
docbens said:
I am in, took me some time to figure out where I should go, but I have decided to become a Creightonite. For some reason I just had this feeling that it was the right place to be. I am getting pretty excited and starting to look for places to live. During the interview I stayed with a student that lived right across the street from the campus, does anyone know the name of that apartment complex (sorry that is a vauge question, I think that it was on the north side if my memory serves me). Thanks.
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yay! if you don't mind me asking, what schools were you deciding between? obviously creighton was the best choice 😀 sorry, i have no clue what the name of the apartments were. i don't even know which was was north in that dang city. at least in denver i had the mountains to tell me which way was west. so, when are you planning on moving? if you couldn't tell, i am bored and glad that another person is posting here.
 
I thought there were only parking lots directly north of the school...at least from the medical classrooms.
 
spospo said:
yay! if you don't mind me asking, what schools were you deciding between? obviously creighton was the best choice 😀 sorry, i have no clue what the name of the apartments were. i don't even know which was was north in that dang city. at least in denver i had the mountains to tell me which way was west. so, when are you planning on moving? if you couldn't tell, i am bored and glad that another person is posting here.
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Hey spospo-- are you from Colorado? Where abouts? I went to CU Boulder and graduated in '06, and now I live in between Denver and Boulder. Had a hard decision to make between CU and Creighton, but Creighton was the obvious winner for me! I'm so excited!
 
SnowAngelCO said:
Hey spospo-- are you from Colorado? Where abouts? I went to CU Boulder and graduated in '06, and now I live in between Denver and Boulder. Had a hard decision to make between CU and Creighton, but Creighton was the obvious winner for me! I'm so excited!
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i'm not "from" CO. i went to school there for 4 years though. i went to Regis University. i graduated just a few weeks ago and then moved back to washington state. long drive. i applied to CU. didn't even get an interview. most likely because of numbers and OOS (even though i could have been a CO resident if i wanted to 😛 ). i'm going to miss the mountains, that's for sure. i am excited as well as super nervous. ahhh
 
Hey guys-
I'm from CO. Grew up in Boulder, went to CU, and graduated in 2005. I've been living in the DC area for the past couple years and I'm definitely ready to get off the east coast.
 
amitch4 said:
Hey guys-
I'm from CO. Grew up in Boulder, went to CU, and graduated in 2005. I've been living in the DC area for the past couple years and I'm definitely ready to get off the east coast.
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spospo said:
i'm not "from" CO. i went to school there for 4 years though. i went to Regis University. i graduated just a few weeks ago and then moved back to washington state. long drive. i applied to CU. didn't even get an interview. most likely because of numbers and OOS (even though i could have been a CO resident if i wanted to 😛 ). i'm going to miss the mountains, that's for sure. i am excited as well as super nervous. ahhh
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Wow! So many people with CO connections! I am definitely going to miss the mountains. I'm such an outdoors person and love climbing 14ers, camping, fishing and such. Not to mention it is so easy to know where you are going just by looking at the mountains to the west. I am super nervious about starting as well! Just got my housing situation figured out though, so that is a plus. When are you guys moving to Omaha?
 
SnowAngelCO said:
Wow! So many people with CO connections! I am definitely going to miss the mountains. I'm such an outdoors person and love climbing 14ers, camping, fishing and such. Not to mention it is so easy to know where you are going just by looking at the mountains to the west. I am super nervious about starting as well! Just got my housing situation figured out though, so that is a plus. When are you guys moving to Omaha?
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i am not sure when i am moving. one of my dad's hygienist's daughters is an M2 at creighton right now. she lives in phi chi (medical frat), so that is where i am living next year. she said that i don't really need to get there until the 5th or 6th. according to google maps, it is 20 hour drive for me. going through some fun states (sarcasm there): idaho, montana, wyoming, south dakota. that is not going to be fun. ick. what about y'all, when you moving? where you living?
 
I am from Colorado too!! I grew up in Loveland and now live in Fort Collins for now, but I went to school in Idaho. I was working up by Virginia Dale and thinking about the flat land that I am going to be living in for the next few years. I lived in Lincoln for awhile and it was pretty nice.

Oh and the apartments were farther north of the parking lots, I remember walking through them.
 
also, does anyone know of good places to volunteer in Omaha for a non-medical student. I called Creighton hospital but they are not returning my calls. Any ideas?
 
Creightonite said:
also, does anyone know of good places to volunteer in Omaha for a non-medical student. I called Creighton hospital but they are not returning my calls. Any ideas?
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Boys Town or the Boy Scouts perhaps. I would try Boys Town.
 
Sartre79 said:
I, also, ended up not using Wells Fargo or any of the preferred lenders. Doing some research (finaid.org) most students never earn those "bonuses" and will consolidate the loans anyway (sometimes well before graduation). I went with T.H.E. b/c they are non-profit, and allow you the option of consolidation w/out loss of benefits (assuming your loans are all from T.H.E). Best of luck to the others...it's a financial jungle doing this.
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I'll be at Creighton. What's T.H.E.? Just getting around to sorting out the financial aid stuff...
 
My EX used to work (or still works) on boys town so it is out. I was thinking about ER or something.
 
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